RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2007 - 2007 GLOBAL ASSET AND TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET ANALYSIS - VOLUME 01: RFID TRANSPONDERS

Table of Contents

I .EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS
• Transponders
• Transponder ICs
• Transponder Inlays/Inlets
• VERTICAL MARKETS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS
• DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS

II. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• SCOPE
• Introduction
• Study Goals
• Study Topics
• Market Segmentation and Definitions
• Market Estimates and Forecasts
• METHODOLOGY
• Primary Research
• Secondary Research

III. MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS

• MARKET ANALYSIS RESEARCH NOTES
• GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS FOR RFID TRANSPONDERS
• Transponders
• Transponder ICs
• Transponder Inlays/Inlets
• RFID TRANSPONDER TECHNOLOGY ANALYSES
• TRANSPONDER FUNCTIONALITY - ACTIVE, PASSIVE, AND SEMIPASSIVE/
• SEMI-ACTIVE SHIPMENT ANALYSES
• The Impact of EPC (ISO 180006C) UHF RFID
• TRANSPONDER FORM FACTOR ANALYSIS
• TRANSPONDER CAPABILITY - READ-ONLY, READ-WRITE, AND WRITEONCE-
• READ-MANY (WORM) SHIPMENT ANALYSIS
• VERTICAL MARKETS
• PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL ANALYSIS

IV. END USER ANALYSIS

• END-USER MARKETS
• END-USER REQUIREMENTS

V. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

• INTRODUCTION
• TRANSPONDERS
• TRANSPONDER ICS
• TRANSPONDER INLAYS/INLETS

VI. SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS

• RFID TRANSPONDER MARKET SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• 2007 PREDICTIONS

APPENDIX A: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

• INTRODUCTION
• CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES - RFID TRANSPONDERS
• Physical Form of Transponders
• Transponder Operating Frequency Characteristics
• EPC Transponder Classes
• FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND LICENSING REGULATIONS
• Introduction
• Radio Frequency Range Allocations
• RFID FREQUENCY RANGES
• Licensing Regulations
• Powering Transponders
• Programming Transponders
• Transponder Memory Technology
• Transponder Data Carrying Options
• Transponder Data Read/Write Rates and Ranges
• Backscatter
• Anti-collision
• Transponder Cryptological Functions (Symmetric-Key versus Public-Key)
• Transponders “Talk” First vs. Readers “Talk” First
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID TRANSPONDERS
• Sensory Tags
• Chipless RFID Solutions
• Inkjet Printed Circuits
• Conductive Inks
• Screen-Printed Antennas
• EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID READERS
• Physical Form and Design
• Programming Options
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID READERS
• RFID PRINTER/ENCODERS
• RFID MIDDLEWARE

APPENDIX B: RFID STANDARDS RESOURCES

• RFID STANDARDS
• Introduction
• RFID Standards Overview
• Supply Chain-Related RFID Standards Overview
• The Impact of EPCglobal' s Class 1 Generation 2 Protocol
• STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
• STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
• INFLUENCING RFID STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
• Introduction
• RFID Supplier Roles
• RFID Channel Roles
• RFID End-User Roles

APPENDIX C: RFID SUPPLIER LIST

• I-1 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• I-2 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• I-3 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• I-4 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Dollars)
• I-5 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• I-6 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor (Millions of Dollars)
• I-7 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor (Millions of Units)
• I-8 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• I-9 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• I-10 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• I-11 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Form Factor (Millions of Dollars)
• I-12 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• I-13 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• I-14 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• I-15 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• I-16 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• I-17 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)

• III-1 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-2 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-3 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-4 Global AFSP of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Dollars per Unit)
• III-5 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-6 Global Shipments of Low Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-7 Global Shipments of Low Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-8 Global Shipments of High Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-9 Global Shipments of High Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-10 Global Shipments of UHF RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-11 Global Shipments of UHF RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-12 Global Shipments of EPC UHF Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-13 Global Shipments of EPC UHF Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-14 Global Shipments of Microwave RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-15 Global Shipments of Microwave Frequency RFID Transponders Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-16 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Dollars)
• III-17 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Dollars)
• III-18 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Dollars)
• III-19 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Dollars)
• III-20 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Units)
• III-21 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Units)
• III-22 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Units)
• III-23 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Functionality (Millions of Units)
• III-24 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• III-25 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• III-26 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• III-27 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• III-28 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Units)
• III-29 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Units)
• III-30 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Units)
• III-31 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Capability (Millions of Units)
• III-32 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor (Millions of Dollars)
• III-33 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Form Factor (Millions of Units)
• III-34 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-35 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-36 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-37 APAC Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-38 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders by Primary Distribution Channel (Thousands of Units)
• III-39 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-40 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-41 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-42 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-43 Global Shipments of RFID Transponders Segmented by Vertical Market (Thousands of Units)
• III-44 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-45 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-46 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-47 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-48 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-49 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-50 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-51 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-52 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency(Millions of Units)
• III-53 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-54 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• III-55 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Capability (Millions of Units)
• III-56 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-57 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-58 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-59 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-60 Global Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
• III-61 Americas Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
• III-62 EMEA Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
• III-63 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Transponder ICs Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)
• III-64 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
• III-65 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Region (Millions of Units)
• III-66 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Form Factor (Millions of Dollars)
• III-67 Global AFSPs of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Form Factor (Dollars per Unit)
• III-68 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-69 Americas Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-70 EMEA Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-71 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Dollars)
• III-72 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-73 Americas Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-74 EMEA Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-75 Asia-Pacific Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Frequency (Millions of Units)
• III-76 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays Segmented by Capability (Millions of Dollars)
• III-77 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays Segmented by Capability (Millions of Units)
• III-78 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-79 Global Shipments of RFID Inlays/Inlets Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Units)

• IV-1 End-User Respondents Segmented by RFID Usage Plans (Percent of Respondents)
• IV-2 End-User Respondents Segmented by RFID Usage Plans (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-3 End-User Respondents Segmented by Initial RFID Installation Timeframe (Percent of Respondents Currently Using & Currently Using AND Planning to Install and/or Evaluating RFID).
• IV-4 Level of Importance of Specific Drivers on RFID System Adoption Plans Among End-User Respondents (Average Response Rating)
• IV-5 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Installed Base of RFID Transponders (Percent of Respondents)
• IV-6 End-User Respondents Segmented by Transponder Frequency Range (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-7 End-User Respondents Segmented by Annual Expenditures for RFID Systems (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-8 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Transponder Functionality (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-9 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Transponder Memory Type (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-10 End-User Respondents Segmented by Observed Average and Required Read Accuracy Rates for RFID Transponders (Percent of Respondents
• Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-11 Level of Satisfaction with RFID Transponder Performance and Cost Among End-User Respondents (Average Response Ratings)
• IV-12 End-User Respondents Segmented by Primary Vertical Market (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-13 End-User Respondents Segmented by Total Annual Revenue (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-14 End-User Respondents Segmented by Tier Type (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)

• V-1 Global Supplier Shares of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-2 Global Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Units)
• V-3 Americas Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-4 Americas Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Units)
• V-5 EMEA Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-6 EMEA Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Units)
• V-7 APAC Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-8 APAC Supplier Share of Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Units)
• V-9 Global Supplier Share of Active Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-10 Global Supplier Share of Passive Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-11 Global Supplier Share of Low Frequency Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-12 Global Supplier Share of High Frequency Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-13 Global Supplier Share of Non-EPC UHF Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-14 Global Supplier Share of EPC UHF Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-15 Global Supplier Share of Microwave Finished RFID Transponders (Percent of Dollars)
• V-16 Global Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-17 Americas Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-18 EMEA Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-19 APAC Supplier Share of RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-20 Global Supplier Share of Low Frequency RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-21 Global Supplier Share of High Frequency RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-22 Global Supplier Share of Non-EPC UHF RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-23 Global Supplier Share of EPC UHF RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-24 Global Supplier Share of Microwave RFID Transponder IC' s (Percent of Units)
• V-25 Global Supplier Share of RFID Transponder Inlays (Percent of Dollars)
• V-26 Global Supplier Share of RFID Transponder Inlays (Percent of Units)